Elliott reacted to the news in an interview with Billboard, recalling conversations he's had with one of the Rock Hall's newest members, Jon Bon Jovi.

"I've got a glass of chardonnay and I'm thinking, 'As one door closes, another one opens. ... I mean, it's not really gonna change my life, really, one way or the other — but Jon Bon Jovi has been telling me for at least 12 months that yes, it will."